Are we capable of bringing the word of God into the environment in which we live? Do we know how to speak of Christ, of what he represents for us, in our families, among the people who form part of our daily lives? Faith is born from listening, and is strengthened by proclamation.

Cars are necessary, but take a more humble one. Think of how many children die of hunger and dedicate the savings to them.

Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a person: Jesus in our midst.

If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.

Gay marriage will destroy the family

Holy Week challenges us to step outside ourselves so as to attend to the needs of others: those who long for a sympathetic ear, those in need of comfort or help. We should not simply remain in our own secure world, that of the ninety-nine sheep who never strayed from the fold, but we should go out, with Christ, in search of the one lost sheep, however far it may have wandered.

The world is polarized. The middle class becomes smaller. The polarization makes the difference between rich and the poor big. This is true.